Housing: FOMO is fueling a homebuying surge that could become ‘a curse’

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Police report details alleged sexual assault by Trump's defense pick Pete Hegseth
A woman told police she was sexually assaulted by a man she identified as Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary, according to official records of a police investigation released in California on Wednesday night.
Reuters
Factbox-UN Resolution 1701, cornerstone of any Israel-Hezbollah truce
A United Nations resolution that ended the last round of deadly conflict between Hezbollah and Israel in 2006 is seen as the cornerstone of a new ceasefire being negotiated by the United States. Adopted in August 2006, the 19-paragraph resolution was key to ending the month-long war between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006 and paving the way for long-term stability along the border. The resolution mandated an immediate cessation of hostilities, with both parties agreeing to stop fighting.
Reuters
Exclusive-Amazon likely to face investigation under EU tech rules next year, sources say
Amazon will likely face an EU investigation next year into whether it favours its own brand products on its online marketplace as European antitrust regulators build up a case under landmark rules, people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The U.S. online retailer could face a fine of up to 10% of its global annual turnover if it is found guilty of breaching the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA) which seeks to rein in the power of Big Tech. The timing and decision on whether to go ahead with an investigation will be taken by incoming EU antitrust chief Terera Ribera in the coming months, the people said.
USA TODAY
Iceland volcano near Reykjavik erupts for 10th time in 3 years: See photos of aftermath
Aerial video shows the Icelandic volcano erupting, spewing red lava into the air then hitting the ground flowing south.
CBS News
Actor Jussie Smollett's conviction overturned by Illinois Supreme Court
The state's highest court ruled a special prosecutor's decision to re-indict Smollett violated his constitutional rights after Cook County prosecutors previously dropped charges against him.
NBC News
ICC issues arrest warrants for Israeli PM Netanyahu for alleged war crimes in Gaza
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif, over alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes.
Reuters
Romania's radical right leader Simion, a Trump fan, sets eyes on presidency
George Simion, Romania's youngest presidential candidate, admires U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and would stop military aid to Ukraine, while his vocal anti-Brussels rhetoric chimes with that of Hungary's Viktor Orban. Simion, who opposes Holocaust education and gay marriage, and wants to reunite Romania with its pre-World War Two territories, leads the hard-right Alliance for Uniting Romanians party and could make it to the run-off in a presidential election that starts on Sunday.
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Justice Department finds a pattern of misconduct by police in Trenton, New Jersey
Police in New Jersey’s capital have shown a pattern of misconduct, including excessive force and unlawful stops, Justice Department officials said Thursday, in a report documenting arrests without a legal basis, officers escalating situations with aggression and unnecessary use of pepper spray. The 45-page report comes after a roughly yearlong investigation into the Trenton Police Department, undertaken after an officer shot and paralyzed a young Black man who attempted to drive away when officers didn’t tell them why they stopped him. The Justice Department found the police department’s practices violate the Fourth Amendment and the report makes more than two dozen recommendations for remedial action.
CBS News
U.N. court ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and a Hamas leader
The leaders are accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes over the war in Gaza and the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
NBC News
Stop & Shop cyber incident leaves some shelves empty ahead of Thanksgiving
A “cybersecurity issue” has left some Stop & Shop and Hannaford grocery stores in the Northeast with their shelves bare for nearly two weeks, just a week before the Thanksgiving holiday.
CNN
Father of alleged Georgia school shooter pleads not guilty to charges that he shares responsibility for killings
Colin Gray, the father of alleged Georgia school shooter Colt Gray, entered a not guilty plea Thursday morning to charges – including two counts of second-degree murder – alleging that he shares responsibility for the September shooting.
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Passengers duct tape man who allegedly tried to open door during American Airlines flight to Texas
A group of passengers on board an American Airlines flight restrained and tied up a passenger with duct tape after he allegedly tried to open an aircraft door mid-flight.
Reuters
Italy moves to replace courts that ruled against its migrant detentions
Italy's right-wing coalition has passed rules to change the courts responsible for validating the detention of migrants, in what the opposition said was a vendetta against judges who recently blocked a plan to send asylum seekers to Albania. The move comes against a backdrop of tensions between Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government and the judiciary, after migration judges issued orders to bring to Italy people being held in the Albanian camps. Under a proposal approved by a parliamentary committee late on Wednesday, future rulings on migrant detentions would pass from the migrant judges to Italy's regular appeal courts.
Associated Press
M. Jodi Rell, who became Connecticut governor after her predecessor resigned, dies at 78
Former Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell, who took over the office to become the second female governor in state history after her predecessor resigned amid a corruption scandal, has died. Rell died Wednesday at a Florida hospital following a brief illness, her family said in a statement Thursday morning. Known for her candor and compassion — she would personally call people whenever they were facing difficult times — Rell was lieutenant governor and took on the governorship during a challenging period for the state.
Associated Press
Africa’s junta-led nations use music to push their latest anti-imperialism drive
Thousands from the junta-led countries in Africa’s Sahel region gathered this week in the Nigerien capital of Niamey, with music and cultural displays, to condemn what they called the West's imperialist agenda and to drive support for their military regimes. Delegates from Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali took part in the three-day conference that ended on Thursday. All three nations are nearing the end of their one-year withdrawal process from the West Africa regional bloc known as ECOWAS, which they accuse of being influenced by France in sanctioning them for the coups and of failing to help address the extremist violence rampant across their shared borders.
AFP
Minister among 12 held over Serbia station collapse
A former Serbian government minister and 11 others were arrested Thursday over the deadly collapse of a train station roof three weeks ago in which 15 people died.Prosecutors said 11 people, including a former construction minister, had been arrested, with a 12th person taken into custody later in the day.
CNN
Iceland volcano erupts for the seventh time in a year
A volcano near Iceland’s capital erupted on Wednesday night, becoming the seventh such event in the area since December.
CNN
Ukraine has accused Russia of launching an intercontinental missile. Here’s what we know
Ukraine’s military has accused Russia of launching an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in an attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday. Here’s what we know.
Time
How Elon Musk Became a Kingmaker
The world‘s richest man has a lot to gain from Trump’s return to the Oval Office
Associated Press
The biggest remaining unsanctioned Russian bank hit with U.S. sanctions, nearly three years into war
Russia's third largest bank, Gazprombank and its six foreign subsidiaries were hit with U.S. sanctions on Thursday — in a move intended to curtail Russia's ability to evade the thousands of sanctions imposed on the nation since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the sanctions targeting Russia’s largest remaining non-sanctioned bank would further diminish Russia's military effort and “will make it harder for the Kremlin to evade U.S. sanctions and fund and equip its military.”

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